Mother Teresa
BiographyWho was Mother Teresa? Mother Teresa was a strong courageous woman who was a hero to millions and thousand of poor people looked up to her. Mother Teresa was born August 26, 1910, she was a Roman Catholic. She was the youngest of three children and her family was really religious. When Mother Teresa was twelve years old she felt if God was trying to tell her to spread love all around the world. As she turned eighteen she moved out of her parent’s resident and joined an Irish community called sisters of Loreto the Irish community was a community of nuns with missions in India. Mother Teresa was sent to India where she took a vow on May 24th, 1931, that she is completely a nun. In 1931 to 1948 she taught at St. Mary’s high located in Calcutta but looking at the conditions outside the school made her want to stop teaching and help the needy. In India she got trained and received the name Sister Teresa. 1948 is when Mother Teresa was given permission to leave teaching and help the poor. Mother Teresa started off with nothing no money she started to teach outside on the streets to little children. But soon people started to help her out and gave money. As others started to teach and donate money Holy See gave Mother Teresa permission to start her own charity which was called “Missionaries of charity”. The charity Missionaries of charity was a foundation where Mother Teresa gave love to the people who have never felt loved before. Mother Teresa passed away on September 5, 1992 at age 87 she had a huge heart attack.

AccomplishmentsMother Teresa accomplished a lot in her lifetime for over 45 years she looked after the poor, sick, orphans, people slowly dying. Mother Teresa became an Indian citizen and traveled different parts of India in January 6, 1929. She became an Indian citizen in 1962 and soon she received lots of awards. In 1962 she received an award from the government for working with the poor. Mother Teresa received the Noble...

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Agnes was born on August 27, 1910 in Skopje in Macedonia and given the name of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Teresa was the youngest of three children born to Nikola and Dronda Bojaxhiu. Her family was deeply religious Roman Catholics. Agnes learned about charity from her mother and father who never turned away from those in need whether seeking food, shelter, clothing or even money.
Her father was a popular merchant and a partner to an Italian merchant and her mother was a housewife. Her father owned several houses and was a member of the Skopje council. He was heavily involved in politics and it is said that his death was due to his activity in politics. In 1918 people believed that his enemies poisoned her father. At this point her family life changed. The family was left with little money and the church became very important part of their lives.
Agnes was always her own person, startlingly independent, obedient challenging, some preconceived notions and expectations. But the pastor of her church,...

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MotherTeresa
Angela Dias
U.S. History II
4/28/14
MotherTeresa was a Roman Catholic nun who spent her life helping sick and poor people around the world. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. Her parents’ names were Nikola and Dronda Bojaxhiu, and she was the youngest of three children. Agnes was interested in helping people at a very young age. She became a member of a youth group in her parish called Sodality. While she was a member of this youth group, she became interested in missionaries. She joined a community known for their missionary work in India named the Sisters of Loretto at the age of 17. This is where she took her vows, and she chose the name Teresa after Saint Therese of Lisieux.
Soon after, Sister Teresa began teaching at St. Mary’s High School in Calcutta. In 1944 she became the principle of the high school. Sister Teresa became very ill and was not able to teach anymore, she was sent to Darjeeling for rest and recuperation. On the way to Darjeeling, she received a call that said, "She was to leave the convent and work with the poor, living among them.” MotherTeresa started teaching at a school in the slums. She also learned basic medicine skills and treated people that could not afford doctors or medicine. MotherTeresa and some of her pupils went...

...August 1910 – 5th September 1997
By: Christina Donnelly
Contents page
1. Cover page
2. Contents page
3. Mother Teresa’s background
4. Mother Teresa’s vocation
5. The work of MotherTeresa
6. Pictures of MotherTeresa and her work
7. Mother Teresa’s quotes
Mother Teresa’s background
Originally named Agnes , MotherTeresa was born on August 27, 1910 in Skopje (present day Macedonia). Agnes's family were Albanian Catholic and they belong to the Albanian community. Her father, Kole was a businessman who owned a building company and food shop. He travelled widely, was a multi-lainualist and participated greatly in politics. Agnes's father taught her first lessons of charity.
Totally unexpected, her father died when she was nine. Her mother had to raise Agnes and her two siblings. To meet their needs, she sew dresses, made embroidery and worked hard. Apart from all this, she made time for the education of her children. they prayed every evening, went to church every day in May and assisted the service for Mary. A great and warm attention went also to the poor and needy who came knock on the door
.Agnes liked to be in church, read, pray and sing, She washed alcoholistic women in the neighbourhood and fed them twice a day and took care of a widow and her children. Agnes studied well , was once a...

... MotherTeresaMotherTeresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, (A Roman Catholic religious congregation) was born in Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was an Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun who was an Indian but a Roman Catholic. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God and knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her home and joined the Sisters of Loreto. After a few months' training she was sent to India then she took her initial vows as a nun. She was fluent in five languages: Bengali,(the local language of the people of Kolkata)[5] Albanian, Serbo-Croatian, English, and Hindi.
The Missionaries of Charity:
While traveling by train to the Loreto convent in Darjeeling from Calcutta for her annual retreat MotherTeresa experienced what she later described as "the call within the call." She began her missionary work with the poor in 1948, where she learned some medical basic training in the Holy Family Hospital. MotherTeresa received Vatican permission on 7 October 1950 to start the diocesan congregation that would become the Missionaries of Charity. Their mission was to help the naked, homeless, hungry, those who feel shunned by the world, those who feel unwanted. Although she had NO funds at all she depended on Divine Providence and not long after was she joined by...

...Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, commonly known as MotherTeresa , was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister and missionary of Albanian origin who lived for most of her life in India.
2. Mother Teresa's original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
3. She was born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu.
4. she was born on August 27,1910 in Skopje,Macedonia.
5. Her father was a merchant (a retail business; a shopkeeper)
6. She received her First Communion(spiritual fellowship) at the age of five and was confirmed in November 1916.
7. Her father’s sudden death when teresa was about eight years old left in the family in financial straits.
8. At the age of 12, she decided that she wanted to be a missionary and spread the love of Christ.
9. At the age of 18 she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. There she received the name Sister Mary Teresa .
10. After a few months of training at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dublin MotherTeresa came to India on 6 January 1929.
11. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948, MotherTeresa taught geography and catechism at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta.
12. On 24 May 1937, Sister Teresa made her Final Profession of Vows, becoming, as she said, the “spouse of Jesus” for “all...

...MotherTeresa has dedicated her life to helping the poor, the sick, and the dying around the world. She is one of the most well known and respected people of the 20th century. The movie that viewed in class displayed it very well. It showed how much she cared about the 'un-cared for' and how she preached to millions of people around the world.
In her speeches she spoke of 'blessing the misfortunate' and loving them as well. She also spoke of how easy it is to help them. All we have to do is show some love towards them that they would normally never get. MotherTeresa is one of the most kind people on the planet and goes around spreading the love and affection. She was born in Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in Skopje, Yugoslavia. Her parents were Albanians who settled in Skopje near the beginning of the century. He father was a owner of a major construction company so MotherTeresa grew up in a very comfortable environment. In 1928 she suddenly decided to become a nun and traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to join the Sisters of Loreto. After studying with the Sisters in the convent, she left to join another convent in northeast India. On May 24, 1931, she took the name of 'Teresa' in honor of St. Teresa of Avila.
At first, MotherTeresa was assigned to teach a small Geography class at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. Mother...

...MotherTeresa: A Biography
MotherTeresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910. Agnes’s mother raised her as a Roman Catholic. At the age of twelve, Agnes had a strong calling towards God. She knew that she wanted to spread the love of Christ and become a missionary. When she was eighteen, she left the home of her parents and joined the "Sisters of Loreto", an Irish community of nuns, who had missions in India. Agnes was trained in Dublin until May, 24, 1931, when she took her initial vows and became a nun. At that time, Agnes wanted her name changed to "Thérèse de Lisieux", the Patron Saint of Missionaries. Unfortunately, another nun had chosen that name, so she changed her name to Teresa, the Spanish spelling of the name. Teresa taught at St. Mary’s High School in Calcutta, India, from 1931 to 1948. During that time, Teresa witnessed suffering and poverty around her. This made such an impression on her, that in 1948 she received permission to leave the convent school. Teresa then devoted herself to work in the slums of Calcutta, helping the poorest of the poor. Teresa had no funds, but still worked hard to provide help for the people who lived in the slums. She also started a school for the children in the slums. She was soon joined by volunteers who made it possible for her to continue her...

...<b>Biography</b>
<br>Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born August 26, 1910 in Skopje, in Macedonia. Her childhood was comfortable and prosperous due to her father's success. Her father encouraged his children to be generous and compassionate to those less fortunate. Her mother was very religious and she took the children to morning mass. Agnes often helped her mother deliver parcels of food and money to the poor and prayed with the whole family every evening. The family's life changed dramatically after their father's death, when Agnes was 9. Although now poor themselves, they continued to help those less fortunate. Christianity became increasingly important in Agnes' life. From the age of 12, she was aware of a desire to devote her life to God. As Agnes thought about what she could do for Christ, she started to feel a call for God. In the two years she decided to become a nun. Agnes spent longer periods of time going on retreats and received guidance from her Father Confessor. At the age of 17, she made the decision to become a nun, because she had been taught that chastity is a special and pure grace. This was an important moment for Agnes as she chose a life of self-sacrifice.
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<br>Agnes was just 18 when she decided to join the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto, who were very active in India. On December 1, 1928 the crossing to India started. In the beginning of 1929 they reached Colombo, then Madres and finally Calcutta. The journey continued to...